Coaches for the UA All-American Game

Team coaches for UA All-American Game

The apex of the World Football League

Page 2 celebrates the 35th anniversary of the star-crossed World Football League's only championship game.

Dysfunction junction: Report card time

With so many horrific teams in the NFL this season, Patrick Hruby grades out all the dysfunctional franchises.

Orton connects with Marshall for touchdown as Broncos put away Raiders

Kyle Orton threw a touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall, and rookie Knowshon Moreno ran for 90 yards and a score to lead the Broncos to a 23-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

Gamer Blog: AFL headed to 'Madden 10'

"Madden 10" goes old-school with the downloadable AFL Legacy Pack.

Busting In

Sculptor Blair Buswell has created 53 of the 229 bronze busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The creation of each bust is its own, unique story. Here are nine of them, from the perspective of the artist, as told to ESPN.com senior writer Greg Garber.

Wilson valued for impact on past, future

At age 90, Ralph Wilson Jr. will become the Pro Football Hall Of Fame's oldest inductee. Perhaps more than any other Hall of Famer, Wilson is as crucial to the game's future as he has been to its past, writes Seth Wickersham.

Al Davis, right, the head coach-general manager of the Oakland Raiders, was named today as the new American Football League Commissioner to succeed Joe Foss, who resigns...

McNair's rare distinction

Among the things that made Steve McNair unique: He's among a handful of QBs from historically black colleges and universities selected in the NFL draft's first round. He might be the last, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Auction Block: Collecting Madden

...the year that Al Davis hired the promising 31-year-old as linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders, then of the AFL. The wily old crypt-keeper was, even then, a tad mercurial, as...

No. 1: Steelers' best draft class

Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is only the 10th-best player drafted by the Steelers. That should tell you something.

Pats to host Bills on Monday night

The Super Bowl champion Steelers will open the 2009 NFL season in Pittsburgh on Sept. 10 against the Tennessee Titans.

The Babe's sad ending and other bedtime horror stories

Are the Lions about to join a list that includes Babe Ruth and Andrew Walter? With two more defeats they will.

Other football leagues of the past

Could the AFL go the way of other football leagues started alongside or in direct competition to the NFL? Here's a look at the notable leagues, how they fared and where they might have gone wrong.

The foulest NFL divisions of all time

This year's NFC North, NFC West and AFC West all have a shot at being the worst division of all time. But they've got some stiff competition.